Kicking boot



W. E. WOLFE KICKING BOOT Filed July 31, 1923 gnaw W01 Patented Sept. 23,1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT @Ftdltih.

WILLIAM E. WOLFE, OF REGL'USE, *WYQMING,

KICKING BOOT.

Application filed July 31,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. VVOLFE, acitizen of the United States, residing at Recluse, in the county ofCampbell and State of Wyoming, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Kicking Boots, of which the following is aspecification.

"My invention relates to an anti-kicking device for milk cows, orso-called kicking boot, The object of the invention is to furnish a bootof this character that may be readily secured to the hind leg of a cow,and which is adapted to be attached around the joint to prevent thebending of the leg and make it impossible for the cow to kick whilebeing milked. 1

A further object of the invention is to construct the boot in a verysimple and efiective form so that it may be manufactured at a low cost,and make it easy in application.

In the accompanying drawing, one embodiment of the invention isillustrated;

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Figure 1 represents a fragmentary side view of a cow with the boot inposition;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the boot; and

Figure 3 is an end view of a modified shape of the boot.

This boot consists of a piece of metal bent into channel shape and havina main central web extending the full length of the boot, and upturnedflanges 11 which are lower at the middle of the boot, as at 12, andhigher at each end thereof, as at 13. This makes a channel-shaped crosssec tion of the boot, and the ends forming wings extending further backalong vthe leg of the cow, while the lower middle portion of the flanges12 are very shallow, and the edge connecting the ends with this narrowportion is arcuate, as best seen at 18 in Figure 2, the ends 13 beingwell rounded as at 19. The end edges of the flanges thus formsubstantially right angles with the central web 10 and the rounded edgesrun tangentially to said straight edges as well as to the arcuateconnecting edges of the flanges. In the middle of the central web 10 areprovided a pair of parallel slits 16L directed longitudinally of theboot, and through these slits is slipped a strap 15 having a stoutbuckle 16 at one end thereof. The length of the strap 15 is sufficientto 1923. Fa'erial No. 654,864..

go once around the leg of the cow and to firmly hold the boot thereon.

In applying the device to the animal, the boot is laid against theforward side of the hind leg, as seen in Figure 1, and the width betweenthe side flanges 11 is suiiicient to readily accommodate the leg. Thestrap is now taken around the leg and passed through the buckle- 16 sothat the strap will be situated immediately above the joint 17 of thecows leg, as indicated in Figure 1. With the strap drawn up suflicientlytight, the bending of the leg at the joint is practically impossible,and when the cow finds that she can only do this with ditliculty and notwithout hurting herself, she will soon desist from attempts to kick overthe milk bucket.

This shows the simplest form of con= structing the boot, but it isevident that slight variations may be made without deviating from thescope of the invention. For instance, instead of making the bootchannel-shaped with square corners, a LL shaped section might beselected with round ed central web 20, see Fig. 3, instead of the flatweb 10, as indicated in Figure 2. The general character of the boot,however, has been found to be practical, that is to say, with theshallow depth of the channel in the middle and a considerable depth atthe ends thereof. The web 10 is perfectly straight in the lengthdirection of the boot and not bent.

In most existing boots of this class now found on the market, much morecomplicated construction is to beseen, and most of these boots consistof three or more separate parts, which are generally hinged together andsecured by means of a latch or several straps. In applicants case, onthe other hand, there is only one metallic channel-sh'aped piece, andone strap for securing the same to the animals leg. Accord ingly, itwill only take a moment to attach or detach the boot and the same canreadily be shifted from one cow to another as it is entirelyself-adjusting.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A boot of the class described comprising a metal body having a flatstraight central web and fiat straight side flanges turned back fromsaid web, said flanges having a comparatively slight height midway theirends and considerably greater height at each end thereof, and edges ofai'eunte contourbetween said ends and the middle portion of the flanges,said central Web being provided with longitudinal slits between said 5flanges at its center, a flexible strap engaging through said slits andprovided with fastening means, the body being adapted to fit against thefront side of an animals leg acr the joint, therein with the sideflanges einbi'aeing the leg and the sti'ap being adapted to pass aroundthe leg above the joint.

In testimony whereof l. aflix my signature.

WILLIAM WOLFE. a 5.

